| HALL A | HALL B | |
| 13:00-13:30 |
CONFERENCE Session Chair: Rasim Gençosmanoğlu From Open to Laparoscopic to Robotic Surgery: The Evolution and the Future of Minimally Invasive Techniques and Real-World Data (30 mins) – Ken Campbell |
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| 13:30-14:30 |
PANEL: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Session Chairs: Levent Avtan, Serdar Çulcu 1. Redefining the Future of Robotic Surgery from Cobots to Autonomous Systems – Andrew Gumbs 2. Remote Surgery and 5G Telementoring Systems – Ali Sapmaz 3. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Surgery: Indication and Risk Stratification – Volkan Doğru 4. Beyond Robotics: The New Era of Intelligent and Regenerative Surgery – Alberto Arezzo |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE BREAST and ENDOCRINE SURGERY Session Chairs: Ümit Uğurlu, Alper Aytekin 1. Endoscopic and Robotic Techniques in Breast Surgery – Mustafa Tükenmez 2. Laparoskopik Transabdominal and Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomy Techniques – Mehmet Köstek 3. Robotic Adrenalectomy – Serkan Sarı |
| 14:30-15:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:00-16:00 |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM SURGERY -1 Session Chairs: Bilgi Baca, Sinan Ersin 1. Intrathoracic Anastomosis Techniques in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy – Sercan Yüksel 2. Management of Anastomos Leakage and Strictures in Esophageal Surgery – Serdar Çulcu 3. Key Considerations in Hiatal Hernia Repair – Özgür Fırat 4. Current Guidelines and Treatment Algorithm for Achalasia – Sezgin Uludağ |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE HERNIA REPAIR -1 Session Chairs: Taylan Sezer, Hakan Gök 1. When Should IPOM-Plus Be Used? - Melih Paksoy 2. eTEP in Ventral Hernia Repair: Applications and Challenges - Halil Afşin Taşdelen 3. Pe-TEP Approaches and the Madrid Technique - Joaquin Munoz Rodriguez 4. ‘Reverse’ TEP, MILOS, eMILOS, TARUP, TESLA, SCOLA, REPA, LIRA, etc.: Terminology, Techniques and Indications - Emrah Akın |
| 16:00-17:00 |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM SURGERY – 1 Session Chairs: Cihangir Akyol, Samet Şahin 1. Learning Curve and Technical Standardization in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery – Uğur Topal 2. Single-Port Robotic Colorectal Surgery – Bilgi Baca 3. Robotic Colorectal Surgery Proctoring: Building Competency and Ensuring Oncological Adequacy – Ken Campbell 4. Robotic Surgery for Rectal Prolapse – Ramazan Kozan |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY SYSTEM SURGERY Session Chairs: Kadri Çolakoğlu, Alpen Yahya Gümüşoğlu 1. Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Vascular Resection – Igor Khatkov 2. Step-by-Step Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy Procedure – Benedetto Ielpo 3. Laparoscopic Bile Duct Surgery: From Exploration to Reconstruction – Beslen Göksoy 4. Robotic Extended Right Hepatectomy for Klatskin Tumors – Ricardo Memeo |
| 17:00-18:00 |
OPENING CEREMONY Moment of Silence and the Turkish National Anthem Opening Remarks ELCD President: Rasim Gençosmanoğlu Congress President: Hasan Bektaş Congress Secretary: Emre Bozkurt Congress Nursing Program Coordinator: Ükke Karabacak Special Opening Presentation (Traces on Water) – Savaş Karakaş |
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| HALL A | HALL B | ||
| 08:30-09:30 |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE BARIATRIC and METABOLIC SURGERY – 1 Session Chairs: Abdülkadir Bedirli, Ayhan Mesci 1. Sleeve Gastrectomy Plus: Adjunctive Surgical Procedures – Hassan Shaker 2. Personalized Surgical Technique Selection in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery – Mehrdad Bohloli 3. Intraoperative Strategies to Prevent Weight Regain – Alper Aytekin 4. Will Next-Generation Anti-Obesity Medications Replace Surgery? – Asım Cingi |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE LIVER SURGERY Session Chairs: Aydın Alper, Kerem Tolan 1. Step-by-Step Laparoscopic Hepatectomy – Ahmet Bülent Doğrul 2. Robotic Major Hepatectomy – Ricardo Memeo 3. Robotic Donor Hepatectomy for Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Operative Steps and Future Perspectives - Hugo Pinto Marques 4. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Bilobar Liver Metastases – Arif Atay 5. Intraoperative Complications and Their Management – Alpen Yahya Gümüşoğlu |
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| 09:30-10:30 |
SELECTED ORAL PRESENTATION SESSION Session Chair: Asım Cingi Reviewer: Hızır Akyıldız, Enver İlhan, Ahmet Bülent Doğrul, Uğur Topal, Taylan Sezer |
PANEL: ENDOSCOPY – 1 Session Chairs: Osman Baran Tortum, Ali Kocataş 1. Gastroscopic and Colonoscopic Biopsy: Indications and Techniques – Ekrem Çakar 2. EUS in Gastric and Pancreatic Lesions – Ümit Uğurlu 3. Endoscopy in Gastrointestinal Bleeding – Mustafa Fevzi Celayir 4. Gastrointestinal Stent Placement – Mümin Coşkun |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:00-12:00 |
VIDEO FORUM: MINIMALLY INVASIVE LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM SURGERY Session Chairs: Fevzi Cengiz, Ramazan Kozan 1. Splenic Flexure Mobilization and Safe Anastomosis – İbrahim Özata 2. Intersphincteric Resection – Cihangir Akyol 3. Robotic Total Colectomy – Ahmet Rencüzoğulları 4. Challenging Total Mesorectal Excision: Key Technical Considerations in a Narrow Pelvis – Marko Zelic |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE HERNIA REPAIR -2 Session Chairs: Metin Ertem, Melih Paksoy 1. The Role of Robotic Surgery in Inguinal Hernia Repair – Taylan Sezer 2. Robotic Techniques for Ventral Hernia Repair – İhsan İnan 3. Robotic Component Separation Techniques for Ventral Hernia Repair – Joaquin Munoz Rodriguez 4. Intraoperative Incidents During Robotic Hernia Surgery: When to Convert? – İhsan İnan |
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| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30-14:30 |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM SURGERY – 2 Session Chairs: Enver İlhan, Mehmet Karabulut 1. Step-by-Step Robotic Total/Subtotal Gastrectomy – Andres Navarrete 2. Reconstruction Techniques after Proximal Gastrectomy – Sinan Ersin 3. Technical Challenges and Strategies for Laparoscopic Gastric Cancer Surgery – Akın Fırat Kocaay 4. Laparoscopic vs. Robotic Total Gastrectomy: Does Technology Lead to Better Outcomes? – Andres Navarrete |
13:30 - 14:50 |
HOW TO MANAGE? Session Chair: Hakan Yanar Challenges During Colorectal Surgery Hızır Akyıldız, Mustafa Fevzi Celayir, Ahmet Sürek, Samet Şahin Panel Discussion: Dissection Techniques, Anastomotic Challenges, ICG Use, Intraoperative Endoscopy, Indications for Diverting Ileostomy, and Drain Usage Policy Marko Zelic |
| 14:30-15:30 |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY – 2 Session Chairs: Fatih Yanar, Mehrdad Bohloli 1. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Complicated Diverticulitis – Ali Fuat Kaan Gök 2. New Paradigms in Colorectal Surgery: Less Invasive, Greater Functional Preservation – Cihangir Akyol 3. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Ahmet Rencüzoğulları 4. Anastomotic Leak in Colorectal Surgery: Prevention, Detection and Management – Samet Şahin |
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| 14:50 - 15:30 |
VIDEO FORUM: MINIMALLY INVASIVE HERNIA REPAIR Session Chairs: Emrah Akın, Halil Afşin Taşdelen 1. Laparoscopic TEP – Aali Sheen 2. Robotic E-TEP – Afag Aghayeva 3. Robotic TAPP – Ali Sapmaz 4. Minimally Invasive Approach to Recurrent Inguinal Hernias - Birol Ağca |
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| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16:00-17:00 |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE PANCREAS SURGERY Session Chairs: Mehmet Fatih Can, Emre Bozkurt 1. Reconstruction Techniques in Pancreaticoduodenectomy – Erdem Kınacı 2. Intraoperative Complications and Their Management in Laparoscopic Pancreatic Surgery – Beslen Göksoy 3. Techniques to Reduce Pancreatic Fistula After Distal Pancreatectomy – Benedetto Ielpo 4. Impact of Minimally Invasive Surgery on Oncological and Clinical Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer – Igor Khatkov |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE BARIATRIC and METABOLIC SURGERY – 2 Session Chairs: Mehmet Mihmanlı, Asım Cingi 1. Revisional Surgery for Insufficient Weight Loss and Weight Regain – Fakı Akın 2. Management of Late Complications After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass – Tuğrul Demirel 3. Tips and Tricks to Avoid Bleeding, Leaks, Torsion and Strictures – Ayhan Mesci 4. Robotic Bariatric Surgery: Technological Necessity or Costly Choice? – Abdülkadir Bedirli |
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| HALL A | HALL B | |
| 08:30-09:30 |
VIDEO FORUM: MINIMALLY INVASIVE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM SURGERY Session Chairs: Cevher Akarsu, Sercan Yüksel 1. Minimally Invasive Approach to Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome – Mürşit Dinçer 2. Minimally Invasive Approach to Acute Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction – İbrahim Özata 3. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Critical Steps – Hilmi Bozkurt 4. Combined Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Approaches – Mehmet Karabulut |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE HERNIA REPAIR – 3 Session Chairs: İhsan İnan, Birol Ağca 1. Which Technique for Which Patient (TAPP, TEP, e TEP)? – Murat Baki Yıldırım 2. Mesh Selection and Fixation: When, Why and How? – Fatih Yanar 3. Technical Considerations in Sports Hernia Repair – Aali Sheen 4. Management of Chronic Postoperative Groin Pain – Hakan Gök |
| 09:30-10:30 |
SELECTED VIDEO PRESENTATION SESSION Session Chair: Özgür Fırat Reviewer: Sezgin Yılmaz, Serkan Sarı, Mehmet Fatih Can, Tolga Dinç, Alpen Yahya Gümüşoğlu |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM SURGERY – 3 Session Chairs: Mehmet Mihmanlı, Önder Özcan 1. Enucleation and Resection of GISTs and Submucosal Tumors – Cevher Akarsu 2. Expanding the Role of ICG in Surgery: Beyond Perfusion – İbrahim Özata 3. Anastomotic Techniques in Robotic Gastrectomy – Tolga Dinç 4. Standardization of Lymphadenectomy: Critical Steps in D2 Dissection – Fatih Altıntoprak |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-12:00 |
PANEL: MINIMALLY INVASIVE LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM SURGERY – 3 Session Chairs: Önder Özcan, Mustafa Fevzi Celayir 1. Laparoscopic/Robotic CME or D3 Dissection in Right Hemicolectomy – Ken Campbell 2. From Minimally Invasive Surgery to Organ Preservation in Rectal Cancer: The Changing Role of Surgery – Ahmet Sürek 3. Does Minimally Invasive Rectal Surgery Reduce LARS? – Afag Aghayeva 4. Strategies for the Management of Obstructing and Perforated Colorectal Tumors – Ali Fuat Kaan Gök |
VIDEO FORUM: MINIMALLY INVASIVE HEPATOPANCREATOBILIARY SYSTEM SURGERY Session Chairs: Koray Karabulut, Beslen Göksoy 1. Robotic Liver Transplantation in the Recipient: Operative Steps and Future Perspectives - Hugo Pinto Marques 2. Laparoscopic Right Hepatectomy – Mehmet Fatih Can 3. Minimally Invasive Management of Hepatic Hydatid Cyst Disease – Nurhak Aksungur 4. Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Dissection and Resection – Kadri Çolakoğlu 5. Intraoperative Strategies for Difficult Cholecystectomy – Ulaş Aday |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-14:30 |
QUIZ SESSION Session Chairs: Afag Aghayeva, Serdar Çulcu |
PANEL: ENDOSCOPY – 2 Session Chairs: Sezgin Yılmaz, Tahsin Dalgıç 1. EMR and ESD Techniques – Fevzi Cengiz 2. Cholangioscopy-Guided Laser Lithotripsy and Stone Extraction – Mümin Çoşkun 3. ERCP: Appropriate Indications, Pitfalls and Complications – Osman Baran Tortum 4. Cholangioscopy in Biliary Strictures – Mehlika Bilgi Kırmacı |
| 14:30-15:30 |
VIDEO FORUM: MINIMALLY INVASIVE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM SURGERY Session Chairs: Fatih Altıntoprak, Akın Fırat Kocaay 1. Challenging Cases and Redo Surgery in Paraesophageal Hernia Repair – Sezgin Uludağ 2. POEM and Z-POEM: Step-by-Step Technique – Tahsin Dalgıç 3. Stapler Usage and Anastomotic Techniques in Upper GI Surgery – Murat Derebey 4. Minimally Invasive Management of Esophageal Perforation – Sercan Yüksel |
EXPERT ROUNDTABLE Session Chair: Ahmet Rencüzoğulları The Future of Minimally Invasive Surgery: Evidence, Technology and Real-World Practice Bilgi Baca, Erdem Kınacı, Ali Sapmaz Panel Discussion: Advantages and Limitations of Robotic Surgery, the Role of Single-Port Surgery and ICG, Artificial Intelligence, and the Evolution of Surgical Education |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00-17:00 |
ROUNDTABLE SESSION Session Chair: Mürşit Dinçer Challenges in Minimally Invasive Surgery: Managing Complications Mehmet Mihmanlı, Osman Baran Tortum, Tolga Dinç, Kerem Tolan, Hilmi Bozkurt Discussion Topics: Bleeding, Loss of Anatomical Orientation, Unintended Organ Injuries, Conversion to Open Surgery, and the Decision to Complete or Defer the Procedure |
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| 17:00-17:30 | CLOSING CEREMONY | |
| HALL A | HALL B | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Rational Drug Use Session | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Medico-Legal Issues That May Arise in the Era of Artificial Intelligence | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Feedback on the Congress Presentation of Certificates |
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